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Wheeler to be featured at arts festival
More than 30 talented artists, authors, and craftsmen from as near as Cleveland and Signal Mountain and as far as Murphy, N.C., will be highlighted at the BLOOMING Arts Festival at the Museum Cente...
Apr 21, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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Banner photo, SARA DAWSON JESSICA KLAAREN started designing simple beaded jewelry about six years ago. After submitting a necklace design to an online design challenge and winning, she decided to take her jewelry making a bit more seriously and pursue the next level.
Klaaren’s jewelry travels to Hollywood
Jessica Klaaren started making jewelry as a hobby when her husband, Donovan, taught her how to knot hemp into necklaces. Now this Athens Realtor and mom of two can add “designed earrings for Oscars...
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Benjamin Edwin Dale IV, son of Edwin and Karen Dale of Cleveland, represented Cleveland High School at the Tennessee All-State Choir Event on April 10-13 in Chattanooga in the Tivoli Theatre. Benjamin is second from right in the All-State Men’s Chorus — Dancers for the African Song — on stage at the Tivoli.
CHS sophomore represents his school at All-State event
Benjamin Edwin Dale IV, son of Edwin and Karen Dale of Cleveland, represented Cleveland High School at the Tennessee All-State Choir Event April 10-13 in Chattanooga. The concerts were presented S...
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Couples workshop is Saturday
A workshop for couples engaged, pre-engaged or newly married will be held at the Humanities Center at Lee University on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The workshop will be taught by the graduate f...
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Buetow is seen strengthening her legs at Workout Anytime Cleveland. “I’m determined to recover,” she insisted. “Disability is not for me.”
Sudden paralysis raises questions about flu shot dangers
Shari Buetow was viewed as a hardworking wife, mother and employee until she suffered what she believes was a horrifying reaction to an immunization shot that left her paralyzed and in the hospital...
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Banner photo, SARA DAWSON SELF-TAUGHT WOODWORKER Phil Wallis shows off some of his smaller projects, such as bracelets, an inverted drawer, and two of his original “kalinkas,” in his Ooltewah workshop. Wallis uses many different types of wood, finishing techniques and original ideas to create various wooden creations.
Phil Wallis finds his creative niche in woodworking
“Orange heart, red heart, lemonwood. Lemonwood was cool, but too expensive.” Phil Wallis rattles off the list of woods he has worked with and enjoyed. “I love padauk. It’s a burnt orange (color). ...
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WHILE GARY MILLER was thrilled to get to work with Harrison Ford and the other big names in the film “42,” he said the most amazing thing was getting to share the experience with his wife, Sharee, left, and his youngest daughter Rachel, center, who worked as paid extras for a few days. “I was more excited about having them in the stands watching me in the Harrison Ford scene, sharing the moment, than actually being in the scene itself,” Miller said.
Gary Miller on the set of ‘42’
Gary Miller has been a baseball fan since he started playing Little League when he was a boy at a now-demolished field opposite Cooke’s Food Store in Cleveland. When the Chattanooga businessman hea...
Apr 07, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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PAMELA LEDFORD, lost her business in the 2011 tornadoes that wreaked havoc on Cleveland. The fierce winds devastated her salon business as seen below. But Ledford said she did not lose her faith in God to help her through the winds of change
Winds of change proved to be a blessing
Like many in Bradley County, Pamela Ledford is just getting back on her feet after suffering the loss of her business during the most destructive series of tornadoes ever to touch down in Cleveland...
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DARBY KEITH will be representing Cleveland in the upcoming Miss Tennessee USA pageant. The 18-year-old Cleveland native said her goal is to be in the best shape of her life and represent her city to the best of her ability. She said she is hoping to get community support and is reaching out to speak to people.
Darby Keith: Preparing for Miss Tennessee USA pageant
Darby Keith will be representing Cleveland as a state finalist in the Miss Tennessee USA pageant later this year. But Darby is not one for waiting until the last minute to be prepared for one of th...
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Joyce Fox’s book, “Slave to Grace,”(inset) will be followed with its sequel, “Grace Upon Grace,” which will be relased within the year. Banner photo, WILLIAM WRIGHT
Local author addresses freedom in ‘Slave to Grace’
In her book, “Slave to Grace,” Joyce Fox writes on the book of Philemon, giving a “novel” interest to the letter from Paul in the New Testament. The subtitle, “Freedom comes in unexpected ways,”...
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